At 10:32 a.m. EDT (1432 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's
S&P/TSX composite index was up 101.47 points, or 0.68
percent, at 14,919.18. Eight of the index's 10 main sectors rose
and advancers outnumbered decliners by almost 6-to-1.

Among the most influential movers on the index were oil
companies Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, which rose
1.5 percent to C$37.32, and Suncor Energy Inc, which
advanced 0.8 percent to C$36.18.

The index's energy group climbed 1.5 percent as oil prices
jumped on a drawdown in U.S. inventories. U.S. crude
prices were up 2.2 percent at $61.46 a barrel, while Brent crude
added 1.9 percent to $66.11.

Among rising financials, Toronto-Dominion Bank was
up 0.5 percent at C$54.72, and Sun Life Financial Inc
advanced 2.5 percent to C$42.62. The overall financials group
climbed 0.7 percent.
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